TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Communications and Information Technology Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi announced that the country is prepared to send 3 new satellites into space which have been developed by academic centers.

"At present, three satellites, developed by universities, are ready for launch; we have had the necessary talks with the defense ministry and we will launch them as soon as they give us a green light," Azari Jahromi told reporters in Tehran on Monday.

He also said that Iran is willing to use home-made launchers to send the satellites into the space, although he ensured that the country has no limitations for utilizing foreign launchers.

In relevant remarks in July, Director of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA) Mohsen Bahrami announced the country's plans to send 2 other home-made satellites into orbit by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2018).

"We expect to launch 2 satellites into space by the end of this year," Bahrami told reporters in the Central city of Kashan.

He said Iranian scientists are building three satellites, and added, "Payam and Amir Kabir satellites are among them and they will be ready for launch in less than one year and Zafar that is a satellite of the Iran University of Science and Technology will be ready for launch in 2 years."

TEHRAN (FNA)- French experts are assisting Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) to arm their missiles with chemical warheads to launch a false-flag chemical operation among the civilian population with the help of the White Helmets.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The terrorist groups, deployed in the demilitarized zone in Southern Idlib and Northern Hama provinces, tried again to prevail over the Syrian army troops' strongholds on Wednesday but failed under the government forces' heavy fire.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A transparent and credible investigation into the killing of Jamal Khashoggi has not yet been completed, Federica Mogherini, the European Union's Foreign Affairs Chief, said on Thursday, after talks with Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.

TEHRAN (FNA)- On the Universal Children's Day, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates stated that generations of Palestinian children have been subjected to terror, insecurity and injustice by Israel.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Members of the Russian parliament called on the country’s National Security Council to revise Russia’s rules on using nuclear weapons. In a document adopted by the Committee on Defense and Security, the lawmakers have recommended preparing a new revision of the 'Fundamentals of the Russian Federation’s Nuclear Deterrence Policy'.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The United States has initiated a defamation and disinformation campaign that unleashed around the recent election of the Interpol chief, and Moscow regrets it, Russian Foreign Ministry's Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated on Thursday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is in possession of a phone call recording of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MbS) in which he is heard giving an instruction to “silence Jamal Khashoggi as soon as possible”, according to a report.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The regime in Bahrain arrested and charged five people in what seems to be part of a widened crackdown on political dissent ahead of the forthcoming parliamentary elections in the Persian Gulf kingdom.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis stated Wednesday that the United States and South Korea will scale back a military exercise scheduled for next spring to avoid harming diplomatic efforts with North Korea.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Israeli official warned the leader of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas against a large-scale operation in the besieged Gaza Strip, asserting that the Tel Aviv regime is prepared for such an onslaught.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Karen Attiah, the editor for slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi at The Washington Post, is calling for Congress to investigate President Donald Trump and his son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, for ties to Saudi Arabia.

TEHRAN (FNA)- US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts pushed back on Wednesday against President Donald Trump's description of a judge who ruled against the president's new asylum policy as an "Obama judge".